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Elisabeth HarrisonProvidence city officials plan to create a "day center" where homeless and others in need can seek assistance. Mayor Jorge Elorza made the announcement Thursday, as the city seeks to address complaints about panhandling and drug use in downtown. “The issues we are addressing today are not unique to Providence," Elorza said. "They are complex and multifaceted, but by coming together as community, we have the opportunity to make lasting change." The city plans to send out a request for proposals in the coming months. The basic idea is to provide an alternative to downtown streets and parks, particularly during the daytime hours, when many homeless shelters are closed. In addition to the day center, the city plans to provide funding to the nonprofit Amos House, an organization that offers housing, job training and employment. Other initiatives include working with the Providence Center, an agency focused on addiction treatment and mental health care, and supporting the launch of a newProvidence To Launch 'Day Center' For Homelesshttp://ripr.org/post/providence-launch-day-center-homeless
72786 as http://ripr.orgThu, 15 Sep 2016 18:36:11 +0000Providence To Launch 'Day Center' For HomelessJohn Bender Update: Bill Clinton and Rev. Jesse Jackson to attend Weiner funeral Tuesday at Temple Beth-El in Providence at 11 a.m. Mark Weiner of East Greenwich, a confidante of Hillary and Bill Clinton, former Rhode Island state Democratic chairman, and top fund raiser for the Democratic Party, both nationally and in the Ocean State, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 62. Bill Clinton mentioned Weiner Tuesday night during the former president's speech at the Democratic National Convention, saying that he and Hillary, the Democratic nominee for president, both cried when they heard the news Tuesday from another Weiner friend, former Providence Mayor Joe Paolino. At just 22-years-old, Weiner worked alongside Hillary Clinton in Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign. Some 40 years later, Weiner would host Clinton at a fundraiser at his East Greenwich home, as she began her own current bid for the presidency. Weiner gained a national reputation as a powerhouse at raising money, but he neverDemocratic Fundraiser And Party Leader Mark Weiner Passes Away At 62http://ripr.org/post/democratic-fundraiser-and-party-leader-mark-weiner-passes-away-62
70589 as http://ripr.orgTue, 26 Jul 2016 17:49:36 +0000Democratic Fundraiser And Party Leader Mark Weiner Passes Away At 62Ian Donnis WLNE-TV, ABC6, is launching a new Sunday morning public affairs show, In the Arena, hosted by former Providence mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr., RIPR has learned. The first installment of the show is slated for this weekend, with longtime Democratic fundraiser Mark Weiner joining Paolino as a guest. Former Chafee staffer Amy Rice; Josh Fenton, co-founder of GoLocalProv.com; former deputy secretary of state Ray Rickman; and former lieutenant governor Thomas DiLuglio are slated to join the show as weekly panelists, according to Beryl Kenyon, a Paolino spokeswoman. ABC6's former Sunday Show, ABC6 On the Record, has disappeared since the death of its host, Buddy Cianci, in January. In the Arena is an apparent reference to a famous speech by Theodore Roosevelt. Cianci and Paolino were once bitter enemies, but became close friends after Cianci's 2002 conviction on a single count of racketeering conspiracy. Paolino, a major property owner in Providence and other local communities, could not bePaolino To Host New Sunday Morning Show On ABC6http://ripr.org/post/paolino-host-new-sunday-morning-show-abc6
68808 as http://ripr.orgThu, 16 Jun 2016 19:05:07 +0000Paolino To Host New Sunday Morning Show On ABC6RIPR NewsroomDeveloper Joe Paolino has made a deal to buy Newport Grand slot parlor. Paolino says there are still a few a details to be worked out. Newport Grand produces far less revenue for the state than Twin River in Lincoln. Yet it remains part of Rhode Island’s third-largest revenue stream. Paolino said he thinks Newport Grand offers a great opportunity. He would not say how much he's paying for the slot parlor, or whether he had partners in the venture. He says a confidentiality agreement limits him from saying more. "I don’t really want to muddy the waters and be involved in the dialogue of that," said Paolino. Last year, Paolino and two business partners proposed buying Newport Grand, but only if Newport voters approved table games like poker and blackjack. Voters rejected that proposal. Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@ripr.org Developer Joe Paolino Confirms Purchase Agreement For Newport Grandhttp://ripr.org/post/developer-joe-paolino-confirms-purchase-agreement-newport-grand
46110 as http://ripr.orgThu, 05 Feb 2015 14:56:56 +0000Developer Joe Paolino Confirms Purchase Agreement For Newport GrandScott MacKayJorge Elorza this afternoon will be inaugurated Providence’s mayor. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay parses the challenges the new mayor faces. After impressive primary and general election victories, law professor Elorza takes over the spacious second-floor office in the capital city’s Beaux-Arts City Hall. Since his election he has wisely reached out to the city’s warring political and ethnic tribes as he prepares to govern a 21st Century ancient New England port that had its beginnings in the 17th Century. Elorza’s `One Providence’ theme is an uplifting, unifying message that resonates with his campaign pledge to run an inclusive administration. Yet this is more slogan than policy. Providence city government’s challenges break into both short term imperatives and the more existential, longer run issues that have dogged our state’s largest city and most others like it in the northeast. Rhode Island’s capital has a lot going for it. Elorza takes over from the largely successfulScott MacKay Commentary: Elorza's Inauguration Day Challenges And Opportunitieshttp://ripr.org/post/scott-mackay-commentary-elorzas-inauguration-day-challenges-and-opportunities
44460 as http://ripr.orgThu, 01 Jan 2015 19:26:49 +0000Scott MacKay Commentary: Elorza's Inauguration Day Challenges And OpportunitiesCatherine WelchDeveloper Joe Paolino says he’ll try again to bring table games to Newport. Voters approved turn the Newport Grand slot parlor into a casino, but Newporters voted it down. Massachusetts voters gave gambling there a thumbs up. And that will hurt the slot parlor, said Paolino “You know right now I’m more concerned about the workers, because the workers are the ones that really put up this fight, they’re very concerned about their jobs.” Proponents pushed the jobs angle; while opponents said a casino didn’t fit in Newport. Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@ripr.org Developer May Try Again To Bring Table Games To Newporthttp://ripr.org/post/developer-may-try-again-bring-table-games-newport
41883 as http://ripr.orgThu, 06 Nov 2014 14:21:11 +0000Developer May Try Again To Bring Table Games To NewportJohn BenderNewport residents defeated the expansion of table games like poker and blackjack at Newport Grand slot parlor two years ago. But because casinos with table games are likely coming to southern Massachusetts, the issue is back on the ballot. This time however, a team of developers want to buy Newport Grand, and they have a plan to sweeten the pot, hoping to get approval. As part of our Rhody Votes coverage Rhode Island Public Radio’s John Bender explains how the issue is dividing residents in this historic city by the sea. Around 5 o’ clock on a Wednesday evening dozens of people are scattered inside the main gaming floor of Newport Grand. All of them sitting, playing one of the facility’s more than 1,000 slot machines. Joe Carvalho is one of them. He’s from Wesport Massachusetts, but he’s been coming for years. “I just come in after work to pass some time, and play the slot machines, that’s all,” said Carvahlo. Rhode Island loves this guy. He’s putting out of state money, directly intoRhody Votes '14: A Closer Look At The Casino Issue Dividing Newporthttp://ripr.org/post/rhody-votes-14-closer-look-casino-issue-dividing-newport
41433 as http://ripr.orgTue, 28 Oct 2014 12:39:22 +0000Rhody Votes '14: A Closer Look At The Casino Issue Dividing NewportJohn BenderAll this week we’re taking a close look at the Narragansett Bay, for a series we call One Square Mile. Today we look at the heavy industry that relies on the Providence waterfront. Specifically, where those big piles of coal, scrap metal and salt, sit along the Providence River. Tuesday, independent Providence mayoral candidate Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, Jr. details his plan to turn the industrial waterfront to mixed use development, with things like hotels and marinas. As Rhode Island Public Radio’s John Bender reports, that's been the subject of a decades-long battle. Piles of rusty metal parts sit in scrap yards towering over Allens Avenue. There’s also an asphalt company, an energy company, shipping ports, warehouses, and a strip club called Desire. Some see all of this as a missed opportunity. “It’s ridiculous. This is prime land in major American city, but no one seems to care about the eyesores. This is visual pollution," according to local developer Pat Conley. “Anybody that canOne Square Mile: The Debate Over Providence's Industrial Waterfronthttp://ripr.org/post/one-square-mile-debate-over-providences-industrial-waterfront
40538 as http://ripr.orgTue, 07 Oct 2014 12:45:17 +0000One Square Mile: The Debate Over Providence's Industrial WaterfrontDave Fallon Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for a weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week Dave and Mark talk Joe Paolino about plans he and his partners have to revamp Newport Grand. The idea is to turn the struggling slot parlor into an entertainment complex that offers table games, but that all hinges on residents approving the move at the polls. When to Listen You can hear The Bottom Line each Friday at 5:50pm. Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@ripr.org The Bottom Line: Paolino Bets On Table Games In Newporthttp://ripr.org/post/bottom-line-paolino-bets-table-games-newport
33332 as http://ripr.orgFri, 09 May 2014 19:00:59 +0000The Bottom Line: Paolino Bets On Table Games In NewportCatherine WelchFormer Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino said he and some partners are interested in buying Newport Grand. Paolino said the struggling slot parlor needs to be saved before table games come to Massachusetts. Paolino said he and his two partners have been talking with owners of Newport Grand since last summer. Since then Foxwoods has been looking at building a casino in Fall River, and Paolino sees that as a dire threat. Putting in table games will require a referendum, something Newport residents voted down in 2012. But if they approve table games, Paolino promises to keep Newport Grand where it is, and keep it classy. “We don’t want some Las Vegas group coming in, neon signs flashing, driving over the Newport Bridge,” said Paolino. “We want this to be more of a boutique kind of setting, something that’s going to really compliment what’s going on in Newport.” Paolino said he and his partners will decide whether to pursue Newport Grand by May 1st. If they do move forward, he said he’llFormer Providence Mayor Paolino Eyeballing Newport Grandhttp://ripr.org/post/former-providence-mayor-paolino-eyeballing-newport-grand
31782 as http://ripr.orgWed, 09 Apr 2014 17:13:47 +0000Former Providence Mayor Paolino Eyeballing Newport GrandDave Fallon Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for a weekly business segment we're calling The Bottom Line. Each Friday they look at business news and themes that affect local business and the public. This week Dave and Mark talk with developer Evan Granoff who has reinvented the 1828 Arcade Building in downtown Providence into a combination retail and residential space. They discuss the types of people who are renting the micro-loft apartments, what can be done to attract more development downtown, and what affect and empty Superman Building is having on the Arcade. When to Listen You can hear The Bottom Line each Friday at 5:50pm. Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you. news@ripr.org The Bottom Line: Breathing Life Into the Providence Arcadehttp://ripr.org/post/bottom-line-breathing-life-providence-arcade
28810 as http://ripr.orgFri, 07 Feb 2014 20:13:19 +0000The Bottom Line: Breathing Life Into the Providence ArcadeIan Donnis Former Providence mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. sat down at his Dorrance Street real estate office earlier this week to talk about his recent property acquisitions; downtown Providence; the city's economic challenges; the Superman Building; a possible mayoral run by Buddy Cianci; and the future of the Providence Journal. Paolino on Downtown Providence, Buddy Cianci, the ProJo & Morehttp://ripr.org/post/paolino-downtown-providence-buddy-cianci-projo-more
28700 as http://ripr.orgThu, 06 Feb 2014 09:00:00 +0000Paolino on Downtown Providence, Buddy Cianci, the ProJo Ian Donnis Former Providence mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr., who was part of a group that tried to buy WLNE-TV (Channel 6) in 2011, is keeping his cards close to his vest on whether he's looking at being part of an effort to acquire the Providence Journal. As part of an interview broadcast on RIPR Thursday morning, Paolino started wagging a finger and laughed softly when asked if he's looking at a role in buying the statewide daily. He went on to say: "I have made it a practice that if I'm ever acting as a broker or an investor or part of a group looking at things, looking at opportunities or investments, and if they haven't been completed or they haven't been finalized, or they haven't really done anything, not to really comment, because it's just thinking out loud and I don't think the people want to know what I think when it comes to something I haven't done." The Dallas-based A.H. Belo Corporation announced in December it was putting the ProJo up for sale. Belo hired an Arkansas-based firm toPaolino Coy on Whether He's Interested In Helping to Buy the Providence Journalhttp://ripr.org/post/paolino-coy-whether-hes-interested-helping-buy-providence-journal
28672 as http://ripr.orgWed, 05 Feb 2014 19:53:06 +0000Paolino Coy on Whether He's Interested In Helping to Buy the Providence JournalScott MacKayThe 2014 campaign for Providence mayor has become a most difficult campaign to handicap. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay explains why. With Mayor Angel Taveras running for governor, the parade is forming to take over City Hall in New England’s second largest city.. So far, five serious candidates are preparing campaigns: Four Democrats and Republican aspirant Dr. Daniel Harrop, a psychiatrist. The Democrats are a mix of the familiar and the new. The best-known is City Council President Michael Solomon. Based on his fund-raising prowess and political smarts, Solomon, son of former State Treasurer Anthony Solomon, is viewed as the early leader. He has also lined up top-flight campaign talent in pollster John Della Volpe and consultant Mike Donilon, a Providence native with a national reputation who helped David Cicilline win the mayoralty in 2002. Donilon works for a consulting firm that helped Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh and New York’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio. Solomon has alsoScott MacKay Commentary: 2014 Providence Mayoral Campaign Up For Grabshttp://ripr.org/post/scott-mackay-commentary-2014-providence-mayoral-campaign-grabs
25436 as http://ripr.orgWed, 27 Nov 2013 15:37:54 +0000Scott MacKay Commentary: 2014 Providence Mayoral Campaign Up For Grabs